This day provides a source of enormous pride for the Mexican people and symbolises a hard-fought war against Spain to gain their independence.The celebration begins at the end of the day on 15 September when crowds gather in municipal squares across the country to reenact “El Grito,” the traditional cry for revolution at midnight that started with Father Hidalgo, the father of the revolution.The rest of that day is filled with fiestas, fireworks, and parades and people wear clothing of reds, greens, and whites, the colours of the Mexican flag.Many people eat a popular dish at this time of the year called Chiles en Nogada, a stuffed poblano pepper with a walnut cream sauce sprinkled with pomegranate seeds and parsley, representing the colours of the Mexican flag.
